Biden told Austin, Blinken to tone down remarks supporting Ukraine: report
President Biden told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in April to tone down their rhetoric in supporting Ukraine in its war against Russia, NBC News reported Thursday. The pushback reportedly came after the Pentagon chief said the Biden administration wanted Ukraine to win the war against the Kremlin and that the
Read MoreWeather delays reopening of baby formula plant
Abbott — a major baby formula manufacturer that produces the Similac brand of baby formula — on Wednesday announced that severe weather at its plant in Sturgis, Mich., has caused the plant to cease production and will likely delay the production of new products there for at least a few weeks.
Read MoreStreet outside Saudi Embassy in DC renamed Jamal Khashoggi Way
Part of a Washington, D.C., street outside of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday was renamed to honor slain Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “Today we officially unveil Jamal Khashoggi Way,” D.C. Council chair Phil Mendelson said in a tweet. “Society cannot effectively function without a free and fair press. By designating the street fronting of the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia after Jamal Khashoggi, the District is creating a memorial in his honor that cannot be cove
Read MoreThree keys to finding drought solutions in the West
There is no end in sight to the relentless drought drying up the Western United States. And virtually everyone and everything is being affected, from farmers facing massive water cuts, to young salmon swimming in dangerously warm water before they can reach the sea, to rural residents’ seeing their drinking
Read MoreRon and Casey DeSantis: 2024’s formidable couple are ‘spooking’ Trump
Before presidential candidates make their official announcement, they must be confident that their spouse is equally enthusiastic, supportive and strapped in for a wild ride. Now consider Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), whose wife Casey is said to be emboldening his 2024 White House ambition five months before his (presumed) reelection as governor. That soft bombshell was recently dropped in a Washington Post piece headlined: "The shadow ra
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